Congress Passes Key Bill to Combat Religious Persecution

Both the United States House of Representatives and the Senate have passed the Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act, which is named after the former Virginia congressman who spent over two decades advocating for persecuted religious minorities across the globe. The legislation, which was introduced by Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., in the

House in 2015 and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in the Senate in 2016, was co-sponsored by over 100 lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle and aims to strengthen and modernize the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. The House passed the legislation on Tuesday after it passed through the Senate unanimously last week. READ MORE